Where does “avvalersi” come from?
avvalersi (Italian) comes from Italian sì, from Italian bene, from Latin bene, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
avvalersi (Italian): to avail oneself
Definitions
- to avail oneself
Ancestry of “avvalersi”, step by step
avvalersi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian sì
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sì | yes; so |
| 2 | Italian | bene | upper-class, posh, high; well, nicely, OK, right;... |
| 3 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 4 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 5 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |
via Italian A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | A | when followed by a number |
| 2 | Latin | A | — |
| 3 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 6 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |
via Italian valere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | valere | to be worth; to be valid; to apply; to count; to... |
| 2 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |